Friend says plane Davis was on may have had mechanical problems

A private jet that crashed in an Indiana neighborhood and killed two people may have had mechanical problems two weeks before the crash, a passenger confirmed.

According to the medical examiner, Steve Davis, 60, of Tulsa and Wesley Caves, 58, of Tulsa were killed when the Beechcraft Premier I twin jet plane they were in crashed. Davis was a former University of Oklahoma quarterback.

Bill Courtney, who was the star of the 2011 Academy Award-winning documentary "Undefeated," told KOCO Eyewitness News 5 that he flew on the same plane on March 5. Courtney flew from Memphis to Tulsa, where he spoke at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes' luncheon.

"When the plane was coming to Memphis to pick me up, it was 30 or 40 minutes late," said Courtney. "There was lots of bad weather and when the plane landed, I just remember the people getting off the plane were fairly shaken. I think it was a weather-related event, but I also think the auto-pilot clicked off in the middle of something.”

Courtney said when everyone got off the plane and walked into the airport, there were other pilots who walked up to (Caves) and told him that he had a "done a good job" handling the situation.

"What that situation was I don’t understand," he added. "I’m not a pilot; clearly, there was some trouble. Whether it was weather-related, mechanical or both, and the man did a good job handling it."

Courtney said there were no problems when he flew on the plane.

"When I was on the plane, I felt completely safe," said Courtney. "It was clear that Wes (Caves) was an accomplished pilot.“

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